Characterful villa with exquisite pool nestled amidst stunning Mediterranean nature

Excellent!"

It is a great location with a particularly wide and beautiful view of the mountains. A beautiful house for people who are really looking for a quiet area. It is fully equipped, but is half an hour away from the nearest village. (at certain times you hear many dogs barking, probably a kennel!) A FANTASTIC TOP LOCATION."

Property ref RD114. Good communication from Rustical Travel and check in etc was straightforward. House exquisite, as were views and pool was exceptional. Gaucin's delicious restaurants provided lovely evenings. Less perfect were: Barking dogs most nights were a problem. Kept us awake. Though doubt if anything can be done as noise came from other properties. Lack of air-conditioning also huge problem, though perhaps was hotter than normal. Open windows at night meant noise of dogs. Closed windows meant lack of sleep as too hot! Hopefully most years this heat isn't a problem. Also, no walking trails as promised in Rustical Travel's information. The caretaker didn't know anything about it - thought there was a track by the gate which we followed a bit but then met fences etc. Your house information as emailed in advance (wasn't mentioned in house book when we arrived) maybe needs amending or checking? Sprinklers - huge amounts of water used, sprinklers soemtimes came on in the middle of the night and were still on hours into the next day. We were asked not to flush the toilets unnecessarily etc, but seemed pointless saving when compared to the waste of water outside? Am interested in drought in Spain etc? But house, grounds, pool, region of Spain, all beautiful and we were happy to be there."

When we arrived at home, there is nothing for welcoming in this house which is far à ay from every Shop : nothing to drink!! And we didn’t have a good contact with Erika, who seems to think that we are dangerous for the house! The Way to arrived is a little to long"

This was a beautiful high quality villa set in a stunning location. Although the following recommendations did not detract from our enjoyment of our stay I think they need addressing. If it wasn't for these issues I would have given it an "excellent" rating; The villa DID need air conditioning in the bedrooms. Would have been useful to know the tap water was not for drinking before arrival to find a half opened bottle of water only. it was a half hour trip each way to get groceries and we arrived hot and tired. Basic amenities like toilet roles, tea towels, bin liners, dish cloths seemed to be on ration, dish washer tabs? Had to go and buy most of these as they were not very forthcoming from the cleaners and gardner. Working instructions on safe did not allow us to use this. Contacted representative but she referred me to the instructions? Seemed to be a slight problem with the pool. Not sure what it was, but gardner seemed to know about it and it looked like work in progress."

We have thoroughly enjoyed our week in your beautiful house and garden. After a showery start, the sun broke through, the view across the hills cleared and we were treated to the best of the Spanish Spring. The hills were a riot of colours as we explored some of the incredible walks in the area - Montoro Ridge, the Smuggler Trail and beautiful walks along the river from Jimena de la Frontera. We had some lovely meals in Gaucin and also enjoyed dining at the house and reading in the sitting room or playing games afterwards. A bit early in the season to enjoy the pool (although the kids did go in...briefly!) but it was a lovely place to sit. Thank you for a fabulous stay!"

We have enjoyed the beauty of your villa and grounds so much - and the view! We have appreciated every details of the design and style of the interior of the villa and the garden and pool area. We have had the most peaceful and relaxing holiday in the most beautiful place. Thank you so much, we would love to come back!"